Annual Finals Prize Pool

the New Denver Poker Tour is offering an all cash prize Pool for its annual finals which are played in early June each year. The finals prize pool will be a minimum of $4,000 to a maximum of $10,000 each year. The prize pool will be formally announced in May of each year.

Many of our players use the annual prize pool to enter WSOP tournaments where they can will cash prizes ranging from thousands of dollars to millions of dollars.

ADD-ON: ( n ). A final opportunity to add more chips in a re-buy tournament. This is different from a re-buy because it can only be done at a specific time and it also signifies the end of the rebuy period.

ADVERTISE: ( v ). To make a deliberate play which is seen by other players for the purpose of creating a certain image as a player. This technique is usually used by making a bluff with the intention of being viewed as a loose player.

AHEAD: ( adj ). To be winning a hand at a specific point in time. ("I was ahead on the turn before he hit the flush on the river").

ALL-IN: ( adj ). Wagering all your chips/money on at once.

ALL-IN PROTEECTION: ( n ). Online. When you cannot act in time you are put all-in for the hand. The software is "protecting" your hand form being folded instead.

AMERICAN AIRLINES: ( n ). A pocket pair of Aces.

ANGLE-SHOOTONG: ( v ). An unethical, but legal, way of getting an edge in a game.

ANTE: ( n ). A forced bet put in by all the players before the start of the hand.

AO: ( abbev. ). Add-on.

AUTO-MUCK: ( v ). Online. To have the software automatically fold your hand at the showdown if it isn't a winner.

AUTO-POST: ( v ). Online. To have the software automatically post your blind so it doesn't have to ask you each time.

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B&M: ( adj ). "Brick and Mortar". This refers to a poker game in a casino, as opposed to online.

BABY FLUSH: ( adj ). A flush made with a low card (example: If the board has 4 hearts on it and you have a 5 of hearts).

BACKDOOR: ( adj ). To hit both the turn and the river to make your hand.

BACK INTO: ( v ). To hit a hand you didn't intend to ("I was on a flush draw but I backed into a stright").

BACK-RAISE: ( v ). To limp and reraise another players raise with the hope you drive other players out who only have 1 bet in.

BAD BEAT: ( n ). When a good hand is beaten by a hand that gets lucky.

BAD BEAT JACKPOT: ( n ). A bonus amount that poker rooms give you if you have a very strong hand beaten by an even stronger hand. This ususally means you need four-of-a-kind beaten by a higher hand and you both need to use your hole cards.

BANKROLL: ( n ). The amount of money a player has to bet.

BB: ( abbev. ). Big Blind.

BB/H: ( abbev. ). "Big bets per hour". This is used to measure a players winnings in terms of big bets over a specified amount of time.

BELLY-BUSTER: ( n ). An inside straight draw.

BEST OF IT: ( phrase ) An edge. ("I had a 59% chance of winning so I had the best of it".)

BET: ( v ).To place money in the pot.

BET FOR VALUE: ( phrase ). To bet to get more money in the pot and not to get other people to fold.

BET INTO: ( v ). To bet before a stronger hand has a chance to bet. ("He raised me on the flop but I bet into him on the turn").

BET OUT: ( v ). To open the pot with a bet even though you have the opportunity to check.

BET OUT OF TURN: ( phrase ). To bet when it is not your turn to bet.

BET THE POT: ( phrase ). To bet an amount equal to the amount currently in the pot.

BIG BLIND: ( n ). A forced bet equal to the small bet. This is a live bet, which means you have the opportunity to check or raise when the action gets around to you.

BIG BLIND SPECIAL: ( n ). A sarcastic reference to a pot won by the big blind who had a really bad starting hand.

BIG SLICK: ( n ). Ace-King

BINIONS: ( n ). A casino in Las Vegas where the World Series of Poker in held.

BLIND: ( n ). A forced bet required by the 2 players to the left of the button before the hand can start.

BLIND GAME: ( n ). A game which utilizes a blind, as oposed to an ante.

BLIND-OFF: ( v ). When a player is playing in a tournament but is absent from the table he is "blinded off". This means his blinds are posted when it is his turn to post even though he is not there.

BLUFF: ( v ). To bet with a hand you know isn't the best hand with the intention of getting all the other players to fold.

BOAT: ( n ). A full-house.

BOAT-OVER-BOAT: ( phrase ). To have a full house beat another full house.

BOT: ( n ). Online. A computer program used by a poker site or a poker player to play in online poker games.

BOUNTY: ( n ). A special cash prize for knocking a particulr player out of a tournament - usually a famous player.

BRACELET: ( n ). A bracelet is given to any player who wins an event at the World Series of Poker. Bracelts are sometimes used to measure how much success a player has in tournaments ("Johnny Chan has 7 bracelets").

BROADWAY: ( n ). An Ace-high straight.

BRUNSON: ( n ). 10-2. This hand helped Doyle Brunson win the World Series of Poker on two seperate occasions.

CHECK-RAISE: ( v ). To check wit the intention of raising when another player bets.

CHIP RACE: ( n ). When the blinds go up in tournaments, the lower denomination chips are no longer needed so each player is dealt a card for each low chip he has. The player with the highest card wins the chips, which are then colored up.

CHIP TRICKS: ( n ). Tricks a player does when holding chips in his hand.

CHOP: ( v ). 1. To split a pot when both people have the same winning hand. "We both had 2 pair so we chopped").

CHOP THE BLINDS: ( phrase ). When all the players fold around to the blinds, the blinds decide to take their money back instead of playing the hand.

CO: ( abbev. ). The "cut-off" position. This is the position before the button. ("John open-raised from the cut-off and I reraised on the button").

COIN FLIP: ( n ). When two hands go against each other and each has a 50% chance of winning. ("I went all-in with pocket 2's and he had AK so it was a coin flip").

COLD-CALL: ( v ) To call a raise when you do not already have a bet in the pot.

COLLUSSION: ( n ). When 2 or more players at a table help each other win.

COLOR CHANGE: ( n ). A request to change the chips to another denomination.

COLOR-UP: ( n ). To exchange small denomination chips for bigger ones in a tornament because the smaller ones are no loner being used due to the fact that the blinds are higher than they were in the beginning.

COMMUNITY CARDS: ( n ). The cards on the board that all players are able to use.

COVERED: ( phrase ). In a tournament, when 1 player is thinking about calling an all-in from another player and has more chips than the other player. This phrase refers to the fact that if the larger stack calls the all-in and loses then he still has chips to play. "I had him covered".

CRACK: ( v ). To beat a strong hand. "I had pocket Aces cracked by a pair of 2's".

CUT CARD: ( n ). A card put on the bottom of the deck when dealing so nobody sees the bottom card.

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DEAD BLIND: ( n ). A hand where there is no blind because the player who would have posted the blind no longer in the game. This usually happens in tournaments where a player who would have posted the blind busted out.

DEAD CARD: ( n ). A card that is not legally playable.

DEAD HAND: ( n ). A hand that is not legally playable.

DEAD MAN'S HAND: ( n ). An Ace-8. The hand "Wild Bill" Hickock held when he was shot and killed.

DEAD MONEY: ( n ). 1. Amatuer players in a tournament that aren't expected to win. 2. Money that is in the pot from players that are no longer in the hand.

DEAL: ( v ). 1. To distribute cards to the players. ( n ). 2. An agreement between players in a tournament to split the winnings instead of playing.

DEALER'S CHOICE: ( n ). A game where the dealer gets to pick the game to play. This is usually done at home games.

DISCARDS: ( n ). The cards thrown away in the muck.

DOMINATED HAND: ( n ). This occurs when you hold a hand where one of the cards is held by another player who has a higher kicker. In this cxase there are only 3 cards in the deck that can make you a better hands. If another player has AK and you hold AJ, then your AJ is a "dominated hand".

DOUBLE-UP: ( v ). To go all-in in a tournament and win the hand and double the amount of chips you have.

DOWNCARDS: ( n ). Cards that are dealt facedown.

DOWN TO THE FELT: ( phrase ). To be out of chips.

DRAWING DEAD: ( adj ). To be drawing to a hand that, if it is made, still won't win.

DRAWING HAND: ( n ). A hand that is not yet completed. This usually refers to a straight draw or a flush draw in which you have 4 out of the 5 cards needed to complete the hand.

DRAW OUT: ( v ). To beat someone with a drawing hand.

DUCKS: ( n ). A pair of 2's.

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EARLY POSITION: ( n ). 1. To be one of the first players to act in a round. 2. The first couple of seats to the left of the dealer.

EFFECTIVE ODDS: ( n ). The ratio of the total amount of money you could win on a pot compared to the bet required to stay in the hand.

EP: ( abbev. ). Early position.

EQUITY: ( n ). The theoritecal monetary value of your hand.

EV: ( abbev. ). "Expected Value". This is a measure of the theoretical money value of your hand in the long-run.

EXPECTED VALUE: ( n ). The theoritecal monetary value of your hand.

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FACE CARDS: ( n ). A Jack, Queen, or King.

FAMILY POT: ( n ). A pot that all the players are in.

FIFTH STREET : ( phrase ). In Hold Em or Stud, the fifth card dealt to a player (in Hold Em this would be the river card).

FILL: ( v ). To catch a card that makes you a particular hand. "I caught the King to fill my inside straight draw".

FISH: ( n ). A bad player.

FIXED: ( adj ). A limit-game where the betting limits are fixed on each round.

FLOP: ( n ). In Hold 'Em, the first 3 community cards dealt.

FLOP %: ( n ). The % of hands where you see the flop. Primarily used in online play.

FLOP GAME: ( n ). A game where community cards are used, like Texas Hold Em (as opposed to Seven-Card Stud where no community cards are used).

FOUR-FLUSH: ( n ). To have 4 cards of the same suit.

FOURTH STREET : ( phrase ). In Hold Em or Stud, the fourth card dealt to a player (in Hold Em this would be the turn card).

FREE CARD: ( n ). A card that a player gets to see without having to put a bet in the pot. This usually refers to a situation when a player raises on the flop in order to make the other players check to him on the turn so he can see the river card for free.

FREEROLL: ( n ). A tournament that takes no money to buy into but you can win real money. ( v ). In Omaha Hi-Low, to make a low hand and that is sure of winning some money in the pot while still drawing to a high hand and possibly winning more money.

FREEZEOUT: ( n ). A tournament with no rebuys.

FULL: ( adj ). A full-house. "I have Jacks full".

FULL OF: ( adj ). A full house which tells you the composition of your cards. "I have Jacks full of nines" means you have 3 Jacks and 2 nines.

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GAPPER: ( n ). A hand where your pocket cards are seperated by a certain amount. This is usually used to specificy the strength of a drawing hand. Example: 8-7 suited is a 1-gapper. 8-6 suited is a 2-gapper.

GET AWAY FROM: ( phrase ). To fold a very strong hand that you think is beaten. "I thought he might have had a higher flush but I already put so much money in the pot I couldn't get away form the hand".

GG: ( abbev. ). Online. "Good game".

GL: ( abbev. ). Online. "Good luck".

GRINDER: ( n ). A player who wins a little at a time.

GROUP 1 HANDS: ( phrase ). Referring to Hold Em for Advanced Players by Sklansky. A group of hands that are only the best starting hands.

GUTSHOT: ( n ). An inside straight draw.

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HAND-FOR-HAND: ( adj ). When playing in a tournament where all the players are barely out-of-the-money, many of the players play their hands deliberately slowly so that the hands at the other tables will finish quicker in the hopes that another player will bust out first.

HANDED: ( adj ). This phrase denotes how many players are in the game. "The game was 3-handed" means that there were 3 players in the game.

HE: ( abbev. ). Hold Em.

HEADS-UP: ( adj ). To play against only 1 other player.

HIGH-LIMIT: ( adj ). A game that is played for higher stakes - usually $50/$100 or higher.

IN-THE-MONEY: ( adj ). In a tournament, to place high enough so that you will win a cash prize.

INSIDE STRAIGHT DRAW: ( n ). A straight draw where there is only 1 card that can make your hand.

ISOLATE: ( v ). To raise so that you can go heads up with another player. This is usually when a player raises and you have a strong hand but don't want any other players in the hand. In this situation you would usually reraise so that no one else will call so that you can isolate the original raiser.

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JACKPOT DROP: ( n ). Extra money raked to finance a bad-beat jackpot.

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KICKER: ( n ). The highest unpaired card out of all your pocket cards that hasn't paired another card.

KILL: ( n ). A game where the bets are temporarily doubled if someone wins 2 hands in a row.

KILL BUTTON: ( n ). A button that denotes who won the last hand to see if there will be a kill.

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LAYDOWN: ( n ). To fold a good hand to a better hand.

LEAK: ( n ). A flaw in a player's game.

LIMP: ( v ). To enter a pot without raising.

LIMP-RERAISE: ( v ). To limp into a pot with the intention of reraising when another player raises.

LIVE BLIND: ( n ). A blind posted by a player who has the option of raising when the action gets to him.

LOOSE: ( adj ). A player who plays too many hands.

LOOSE-AGGRESSIVE: ( adj ). A player who a lot of hands and raises with many of them.

LOOSE-PASSIVE: ( adj ). A player who plays alot of hands but rarely raises.

LOWBALL: ( n ).A draw game where the lowest hand wins.

LOW-LIMIT: ( adj ). Games that are played for lower stakes - usually $5/$10 or less.

LP: ( abbev. ). Late position.

LV : ( abbev. ). Las Vegas .

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MADE HAND: ( n ). A hand that is already completed. Example: If a player flops a flush then he has a made hand.

MAIN POT: ( n ). A pot that all the active players have a chance of winning. This happens when one player doesn't have enough chips to finish the hand and a side pot is created.

MANIAC: ( n ). A player that will always be in the pot raising with any hand, no matter what it is.

MECHANIC: ( n ). A dealer who cheats.

MICRO-LIMIT: ( adj ). Games that are played for very low stakes - usually $.50/$1.00 or less.

MID-LIMIT: ( adj ). Games that are played for medium stakes - usually higher than $5/$10 but lower than $50/$100.

MISDEAL: ( n ). When the dealer makes a mistake and the hand doesn't count.

-OFF: ( adj ). Two cards of differents suits. ("I had Jack-King off and limped").

OPEN: ( v ). To be the first player to put a bet into the pot on a particular round.

OPENER: ( n ). The first player to put a bet into the pot on a particular round.

OPEN-ENDER: ( n ). A straight draw where there are 2 cards that can make your hand.

OPEN-RAISE: ( v ). To open the pot with a raise.

OPTION: ( n ). When it is the Big Blind's turn to act and he has the option of checking or raising.

OUTDRAW: ( v ). To beat someone with a drawing hand.

OUTKICK: ( v ). To beat someone with a better kicker when you both have the same pair.

OUTS: ( n ). A card that will improve your hand.

OVER-THE-TOP: ( phrase ). To reraise and aggressive person. "I bet and he raised me so I came over the top and went all-in".

OVERCALL: ( v ). To call a bet after another player has already called.

OVERCARD: ( n ). When you have a card that is higher than all the cards on the board. Example: If you have A-K and the flop is 9-6-3 then you have 2 overcards.

OVERPAIR: ( n ). A pocket pair that is higher than any card on the board (Example: If oyu have a pocket pair of nines and the flop is 6-5-2 then you have an overpair.

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PAINT: ( n ). Face cards

PASSIVE: ( adj ). A player who doesn't raise much but instead checks and calls alot.

PAY-OFF: ( v ). To make money by having a weaker hand calling a strong hand. ("I flopped a full house and got paid off")

PF: ( abbev. ). Pre-flop.

PLAY A HAND FAST: ( v ). To raise and bet aggressively with a good hand.

PLAY BY THE BOOK: (phrase). To play according to the conventional wisdom regarding basic poker strategy. This kind of player usually plays in a tight, but mechanical, way in which he won't lose much but he plays so predictably that a better player could beat him.

PLAY THE BOARD: (phrase). When your best 5 card hand equals the 5 cards on the board. This usually occurs in 2 situations. The first is when there is a very high hand on the board. An example would be if the board was A-A-K-K-A. Assuming you didn't have 4-of-a-kind then you would be "playing the board" and your hand would be a full-house - Aces full of Kings. The second situation would be if you have low cards and there are all higher cards are on the board. Example: If you have pocket 2's and the board is 9-9-5-4-5 then you have two pair - 9's and 5's with a 4 kicker and your 2's are not used.

PL: ( abbev. ). Pot-limit.

PLH: ( abbev. ). Pot-limit hold em.

PLHE: ( abbev. ). Pot-limit hold em.

PLO: ( abbev. ). Pot-limit Omaha .

PS: ( abbev. ). Poker Stars.

PL: ( abbev. ). Pot-limit.

POSITION: ( n ). The location of the player relative to the dealer.

POSITION BET: ( n ). A bet made primarily because you are playing from a good position. Strong bets made from late position against weak opponents are sometimes position bets.

POST: ( v ). To post a blind so you can enter the hand.

POT ODDS: ( n ). The ratio of the amount of money currently in the pot compared to the amount of money it would take to call a bet.

POT-LIMIT: ( n ). A game where you are allowed to bet up to the amount in the pot.

PREMIUM HANDS: ( n ). Only the best of starting hands.

PROP: ( n ). Someone who gets paid by a poker room to play in their games, usually to start games or play in shorthanded games.

PROTECT YOUR BLINDS: ( phrase ). To call a raise when another player has raised your blind. This is done so that players don't preceive you as weak and try to steal your blinds in the future.

PUT SOMEONE ON A HAND: ( phrase ). To assume what cards a player has. ("I put him on a flush draw").

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QUADS: ( n ). Four of a kind.

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RABBIT-HUNTING: ( v ) When a hand is folded before it is finished playing out, this is the act of seeing the remaining cards that would have come out to see who would have won the hand. This is done at home games.

RAGS: ( n ). Bad cards - usually low cards.

RAG FLOP: ( n ). A flop with bad cards - usually low cards.

RAILBIRD: ( n ). Someone who is watching a game.

RAKE: ( n ). Money taken out of the pot by the casino to make a profit. ( v ). To take money out of the pot for profit.

RAM-AND-JAM: ( v ). To raise aggressively often.

RB: ( abbev. ). Rebuy.

READ: ( v ). To deduce what cards a player has. ( n ). An assumption of what cards a player has. ("I had a good read on him and still lost").

REVERSE TELL: ( n ). A tell, usually done on purpose, which means the opposite if what you think it means.

RIVERED: ( v ). To get beat by a hand that is made on the river - usually a bad beat.

RNG: ( abbrev ). Random Number Generator. The algorythm used by online poker sites that determins what fcard is dealt next.

ROCK: ( n ). A tight player.

ROUND: ( n ). When the button has moved completely around the table and everyone has had a chance to deal.

ROUNDER: ( n ). Someone who plays poker for a living.

ROUNDERS : ( n ). A popular poker movie starring Matt Damon.

RUNNER-RUNNER: ( n ): To hit both the turn and the river to make you hand. ("I went all-in with a stright but he hit runner-runner spades and got a flush").

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SANDBAG: ( v ). To slowplay ( n ) Sandbagger. One who slowplays.

SATELLITE: ( n ). A tournament that lets you enter another tournament if you win.

SB: ( abbev. ). Small-blind.

SCOOP: ( v ). To win both the high and the low in a high/low game.

SD: ( abbev. ). Standard Deviation.

SEMI-BLUFF: ( n ). To bet with a hand that probably isn't the best hand but, if it improves, probably will be the best hand.

SEMI-STEAL: ( n ). A raise to try to win a pot with a hand that may or may not be the best hand.

SESSION BANKROLL: ( n ). The amount of money a players sits down at a game with, as opposed to total bankroll which is all the money a player posesses outside the game to play poker with.

SET: ( n ). To have 3 of a kind where 1 of the cards is on the board and 2 are in your hand. (Example: You are holding Jack-Jack and the flop is Jack-2-4).

SET-OVER-SET: (phrase). To have a set lose to a higher set.

SHARK: ( n ). A good player.

SHILL: ( n ). A player who gets paid by a poker room to play for the house. The difference between a shill and a prop is that a shill cannot keep his winnings but a prop can.

SHOOTOUT: ( n ). A tournament where there are several tables and the winners of each table plays against each other.

SHORT BUY: ( n ). A buy-in that is less than the minimum buy-in.

SHORTHANDED: ( adj ). A game where there are only a few players - usually 6 or less.

SHORT STACK: ( n ). A player that doesn't have many chips left. Usually used in a tournament or a no-limit cash game.

SHOWDOWN: ( n ). The end of a hand where you show your cards.

SIDE POT: ( n ). This happens when one player doesn't have enough chips to finish the hand. When additional bets are made, a side pot is created between all the remaining players in which only they have a chance of winning.

SLOW PLAY: ( v ). To play a strong hand weakly with the intention of trapping another player.

SLOW-ROLL ( v ) To have the best hand at the showdown but purposely show it after the losers' hands are shown, so you can let another player think he has won.

SMOOTH-CALL: ( v ) To only call a raise - instead of reraising - when you know you have a better hand than the original raiser. This is done to disguise the strength of your hand.

SNG: ( abbev. ). Sit N Go.

SOFT GAME: ( n ). A game with a lot of bad players.

SPLASH THE POT: ( phrase ). To throw your chips messily into the pot.

SPLIT POT: ( n ). A pot where more than 1 person are tied for the best hand and they have to split the winnings.

SPREAD LIMIT: ( n ). A game in which there are betting limits with a fixed minimum and maximum bet for each betting round.

STARTING HANDS: ( n ). The first 2 cards a player receives in Hold 'Em or first 3 cards in Seven Card Stud.

STEAL: ( v ). To bluff and win a pot.

STEAL-RAISE: ( n ). To win a pot by raising with a bluff.

STEAL THE BLINDS: ( v ) To open the pot with a raise with the intention of nobody else calling and the blinds folding.

STEAMING: ( v ). Tilting.

STRING BET: ( n ). An illegal bet in which a player makes a bet with more than 1 motion.

SUCKOUT: ( n ). A bad beat ( v ). To beat someone with a bad beat.

SUITED CONNECTORS: ( n ). Two cards that are the same suit and sequential. These are good drawing hands. (example: 9 and 8 of spades, 2 and 3 of hearts, etc).

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T: ( abbev. ). Tournament. This denotes a pla. "T1,000" mean you have $1,000 in chips even though the chips have no value.

TABLE CAPTAIN: ( n ). A player who acts as though he runs the table.

TABLE IMAGE: ( n ). What other players think of you. Some players prefer a tight-aggressive image because it lets people know you are a good player as well as letting a tight player get away with more bluffs. Other players prefer to have a loose image so that other players with weak hands will call down your strong hand because they think you are bluffing.

TABLE STAKES: ( phrase ). A rule that says you cannot dip into your pocket in the middle of a hand for more money to play with.

TELL: ( n ). A mannerism that gives information to an opponent about your hand.

THREE-BET: ( v ). To reraise after a player has already raised to 2 bets. ("Mike raised and I 3-betted it").

TIGHT-AGGRESSIVE: ( adj ). A player who doesn't play many hands but plays his hands aggressively.

TIGHT-WEAK: ( adj ). A player who doesn't play alot of hands and rarely raises when he is in a pot.

TIME: ( phrase ). En expression used to call a timeout.

TILT: ( adj ). To play badly as a result of losing.

TIMED-OUT: ( v ). Online. When an online game folds you hand because you didn't act in time.

TOKE: ( n ). A tip given to the dealer. ( v ). To tip the dealer.

TRAP: ( v ). To slowplay a strong hand in the hopes that a weaker hand will bet out and lose.

TRIPS: ( n ). To have 3 of a kind where 2 of the cards are on the board and 1 is in your hand. (Example: You are holding King-Jack aand the flop is Jack-Jack-2).